Fly-trap for screens.



W. L. WEBB.

FLY TRAP FOR SCREENS;

APPLICATION HLD NOV. 2, 1910.

Patented Apr. 1l, 1911.

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W. L. WEBB.

FLY TRAP FOR SCREENS. v Y APPLIGATION FILED 110122, 1910.

Patented Apr. 11, 19171.

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Witnesses @Kommun VILBUR L. WIRES, OF BRIBGEVVATER CORNERS, VERMONT.

. Y FLY-TRAP FOR SCREENS.

' Speccnton of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 2. 1310. Serial No. 590.346.

Tand lu1'..ueen for trapping llie.\.nml other inserts. and the -nid inveinion prinnu'ilr has ful' its objetto provide n menu nl' the j l'etn t'uil ehnrneter stated. ol n v imple und econ'omienl eoxntrnetinn. tlnu' een he rendily remuvnhly secured to the window ur dont' sere'en :ind is e peei:ill}' :nlnpted for entrappitrer the llies :is they swarm townid the ripeningr in the window ur door screen helles.

My invention connu-isos genernllvn held? -ng menus mounted upon n door h ereeu around n pnsnge t'or the inseets :i1-ranged for eoiiperntingr with un improved eunStrue tion and nrrnngement nl' n trnp or enlleeting ehzunlwr. together with lot-hing' lerici whereby the trap cnn he piiffiily [Nte-ned in plm-e on door m' window sereem4 ot' ditl'erent widths :ind \\'hex'eh the Enid trap vnu he quit-lily removed for emptying the muents thereof. y

In its suhordinnte'mspeeite nature. my inrentinn conhiSts in eertnin detnils nl enul tl'uelion und peeulinr zurnngennnt ot' pnrtsi. all Otx whit-h will he hereinn'l'ter full)A e\ plnined, speeilt-nlly pointed out in the nppended eln'nns4 and illustrated in the :memnpz'inying drawings. in which:

Figure 1. is n perspeelire view ot' n part of n Screen door with my invention npplied. Fig. Q, is n horizontal section ther-mt' tnlceu Suhstnntinllx' on the line :L42 of Fig. l. the bait holder und box heine omitted. l"i f. 2l. is n vertienl section of :i portion nt' sei-een door with the tx'np niexnher proper remured and the insee( opening or passage Shown closed. Fig. l. iS n detail perspeetire view of n pnrt of the Sereen doer :ind lnnre purtieulnrly dist-lunes the holder or sul'iporting portion of the ti'n p. lfb'. 'n is n pernpeetire View uf the renm\=,xhle tmp member. Fig', t3, iR n delnil View that ilhtrates the tmp :ittnehed to the \'ile ruil of :x 0lid dem'. Fig. 7. is n 'i'ertienl :wf-lion thereof on the line 'iwi' un Fig. l. Fig. i\4 :l plnn riew of une end of the lmp :unl Antw: in detail one of the swinging lof-king links for securing the the,

twu |.:u't.- nt' the trap together. Fig. .l. is n detail View ut' another forni'nf the remor- :ihhtl'np uwinher. Fig. 1U. ix' n eine. `see tion tht-reni' on the line Mtnl() of Fig. t).

lu its prnetienl nrrnngenient. my improved ily tmp emnprires :t hmly formed ol two pnrt whieh. under nurunxl eondituns.

nre held imerlnelied to produfie n ventral ehnniher m' pnt in whieh the inet-et zie trapped nml whit-h mn \v he readily repairated when it if desired tn dump or de troy the peels.

ln the drawing l designate the front or hnlder pzu't ol' the lx'np and it eons'iStn ot' upper :ind luwer helder derieea lil-4t) und Vern-:1l enaftuhes 2lb-'20. the :iizl @erm-:il tuhes lll'nnd u heine formed nl iin lient' up to shape nml having une edge lient outwardly nl right angles to the hotly whet'ehy ln forni giinrd flange 2;. the purpe of whieh will he presenti) explained.

l designates the trap portion. proper, prefernhly tra)` shaped. und whose upper nml'.- Linnl edge is formed nl" n rod memberfl() lient to produce the side and e'nd members of the Suid edge, :is` clearly VQhuwn in Fig. The hotly of the trnp 4 is of stout wire mesh to forine. close, sereen und the said sel-een portion is lient to the shape required in any approved manner, the ends being wound upon or Seeured to the marginal rod 40.

5 denignntes the front screen lmfly of the -trnp which is steeureil to the, tubes l0 nml 20 in :my approved nimmer :mrl whieh :it interrnl'i hnsnpenings 50u51() in which nre, fastened cone shaped tunnels or pasmges (i thnt extend into the. trap or chamber el, the inner portion heine' reflueecl te form restricted outlets (3i. The front pnrt :"1 of the trap is removably'mounted upon nnd filstened to the door or window Sereen which nlso has openings 7- thntregister with the tunnel (l in the trap frnnl. and for properljir guiding the flies or other inseets into the tunnels f tnhnhunozzles '70-70 are Sesnred in the openings 7-7 that teleseope with the outer ends of the tunnels (i :is is elenrly shown in lfigLLhy referenee t0 whieh it will be obseryed that the lnid nozzles :tlso serre as convenient holder for the plugs 8-8 that close the. openings 7 7 in the -window or door screen when the trap is removed for emptying the contents thereof.

9-9 designate solid' rods. the outer ends nf which are hen( :it rightA :ingles to form handles :und these rods as will be. noticed' in Patented Apr. i l, 1911.-

readilv fittingy the trap to ditlerent width of l the door or window screens.

'a pe of insects through the edges of the trap.

l-IZ designate link rod.:- that arel hinged at the outer ende to the rox-ners ot' the trap body-4 4 to swing in the vertiealq'ilane of the sides thereof and these rods have eyes at their free or outer endeI and the said rods are ot' such length that when they are swung: over the sides of the trap, their eyes register with the tubes itl-10 so that in fitting the locking rods 9-1-9 into the said tubethej.r are slidable through the eyes ot' the rods l2, it being miderstood that the said rods Serve as a means t'or loeltingi the trap body 4 againstthe front wall it. being alSo understood from the drawings. that Athe marginal rod portion of the bod)Y -t is made to tit snugly againat the angle tlaugges of the tubettl and .30 to produee a tight eonneetion t'or the two parts'ot' the trap. it being?r tur-y ther obvious that the flangee ou the tubes #erre to eloee the meetin;r edgeof the frontand back parte` of the trap to prevenbthe es From the foregoing description. taken in eonneetion with the aeeoinpanving drawings. it is believed that the complete eonatruetion and manner of use of my invention will be apparent.

By reason of constructing the several parts' as described the trap can be easily Ymounted upon a door or window sereen bod)y and readily removed by simply lifting the lock rods 9 out of the loops that hold the trap on the door screen body. 'lhe inner trap can then be removed to the point of emptying and the pot or trap member "1 released from the front by simply pulling' out the slide rods 9 and unhooking the loeking rods 12. y

Tn Fig. 9. l have lhown a moditied 'l'orm of the removable tra} portion of the trap provided with a baitinyf means for entieing the flies to and through the nozzles (it). one of the Said means' being' ual-l in eonueetion with eath ot' the tlv p:xs:'a1ee-. 'l'he hait derive eonsrists of a hollow elongated member c the lower portion of whit-h is elosed to form a reeeiver for holding a hait. for evample, sugar and vinegar. and for inereasing the etlieienrv of the hait holders; they are plaeed on the. hat-lc of the trap tray in line with the ent'ranrfe .io/.zie tin. 'l`he deviee e is detaehablv held on the. tr:| \l in any wellitnown manner. pret'erahtr h v loopf Il and braeketk: r: seeured to the Sorrell body of the trap trav. as "lt-arly Qhown in Fig. l0.

trap eau be :supported from the ide rails of the door and in this form, the rod; t) extend onto thesills :v -fe and seat in transsversev yjrooves Ol on hanger plates 92 seeured to t'he sills thevsaid rods being; held in plaee h v the pringr metal 'strip it?) that is pivotally foutief-ted on the plate to swing' in the plane theret'rinu, but laterally. to uncover the plate iti' on which the strip 93 is held' loelte'l in' prin lati-h ttt. it being apparent troni 1".-1'. T the strip ttt. i- .utlieu'ntlvv revf-ilient to he bent outwardly. see dotted lines.

when it ix` desi red to release the rods Havingr thu dewribed my invention, what' l elaim is: v

I. The aauhination with a .werven having an 'openingot a sereen trap eompoaed ot' two separable parte, one ot whieh iueludes a iframe. the other includes a rage having a front wall provided with an openingv to ref :iter with the aereen opening, and a Singte means for locking the two parts of the trap together and securing: said trap to said Screen. i

The eombination with a sereen having an opening t'or the pasqige of inseeta. hanger` carried b v said server.: of a two-part trap. one ot' whit-h eouaiats of a tr:nue,n1eans for .seeuringr said 'frame to Said hangers, the other trap part consisting of a cage having t'ront. haelt, end and side 'alls and removablj.Y held on Said frame, and means carried b v .said Cage for engaging Said fra1ne,secur in',Y deriee's for retaining said cage on Said traum .Caid eagre havin;r an opening in one enge havingr liront', baek side and end walls and adapted to removably Seat: in said trame. and means carried by said cagefor engagingr y aid frame Supporting means to retain said rage seated in said frame, said eagfe ha ving an openingr in one wall.

4. The eoxnbination with a door or wini dow havin;r an openingr for the passage of insertatherethrough; of a trap comprising -1 wparate front and rear portion, the front; ila-hating upper and lower tubes and a tunnel or pa-. agc for communicating with the opening: in the window or-door, the haelt pot'- tion iuetudiug a margin shaped to fit: closely againat the iront. link arms having eyes pivotall'v mounted on the real' portion of the trap :-.o the eye portions will swing over the ends ot the tubes, and rods slidable through the eyes of the hangers, and into the tubes tor .wearing the twol parts of the trap together. and mean on the door or window for engaging the rods to hold the trap against the door or window.

5. ln eouxbination with a door or window having an opening, and hangers above and below the opening; of'a trap formed of a separable front and back portion, the front having'a. tunnel opening to register with the opening in the door, said front including upper and lower and side tubes, said tubes 'haring-angle Hanger, the rear part of the trap including a marginal rod shaped to fit closely against the front. of the trapV and the guard poi/tions of the tubes thereof, locking devices consisting of eye rods hinged to th rear, edges of the back part of the trap to -cswing with their eyes over the upper and' lower hollow tubes, and pairs of slide rodsf for each of the upper and lower tubes, said rods being slidable through the eyes of the locking rods and into the said upper and lower tubes, said rods having portions to seat in the hangers on the window or door. 6. Tho combination with a door having 1 an opening for thev passage of insects; of a f two-part trap consisting of a frame section and a cage section removably fitted into the frame section, said cage section having a screen Wall provided with an entrance tunnel to communicate with the passage through the door, locking devicesremovably secur ing the cage and frame together and means for suspending the trap on the door over the opening therein.

7. In a trap of the character stated, a

cage consisting of front, back, side and end 

